Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Preliminary provisions - Preliminary provisions

24A: Limitations on requests by convention countries

You could also call this:

"Help from NZ is only given for crimes that are also against NZ law"

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If a country that has an agreement with New Zealand asks for help with a crime, the request must be about a crime that would be against the law in New Zealand. The crime must match one listed in a table that is part of the law. You can find the table in the Schedule.

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24: Application of this Part, or

"How to ask for help under this part of the law"

24B: Further limitations on requests by convention countries, or

"Rules for when other countries ask New Zealand for help with crimes"

Part 3Requests to New Zealand
Preliminary provisions: Preliminary provisions

24ALimitations on requests by convention countries

If a convention country requests assistance under this Part in accordance with a convention referred to in column 1 of the table in the Schedule, the request must relate to criminal matters arising from the commission or suspected commission of an offence that, if committed within the jurisdiction of New Zealand, would correspond to an offence listed or described in column 2 of that table in the same row as the reference to the convention.

Notes

Section 24A: substituted, on 18 June 2002, by section 4 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 23).